This team is composed of talented swimmers who train for twenty hours or so a week during the school year and double that during vacations and summers in order to pursue excellence. In addition, the finest of this group also study film and read scientific papers in order to find the edge which will propel them onto the winners stand.

At this level of competition, the brain is the champion's ultimate edge.

Head Coach Bruno runs the National Team with the able assistance of Coach Danny.

Six days per week:

4:00 - 7:30 pm

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

Wednesday

4:00 - 6:30 pm

Saturday

8:00 - 10:30 am

The National Team is a group of top swimmers who train for 20 hours or a per week during the school year and double that during vacations and summers in order to pursue excellence. This group is consisted of numerous of athletes of all ages with the ambition, work ethic and commitment to succeed at the national and international level.

Goals include: Making cuts for and participating at Junior Nationals, Senior Nationals, and the top international meets. Practice is rigorous and includes the use of all state of the art training techniques, including lactate testing.

Dryland consists of plyometrics, core exercises, dryland cords, weight training, cardio, stretching and yoga. This group will practice 6 days a week and participate at swim meets all over the world. The water practice range between 5000-7500 meters, which includes endurance training as well as speed work. We spend countless hours working on technique to ensure that all of our swimmers compete at the highest level. During specific training phases, the group is divided in small groups with speficic workouts designed to fulfill each athletes' needs.

The Senior Program

The Senior Groups are for the "old timers." Swimmers must be at least 13 years old!

These groups include many talented swimmers who want swimming to be part of their life; but, perhaps, not as large a part as the National Team requires. Others love swimming and love the competition, but have not as yet had the breakthrough which would make them national competitors.

The teen-age years are filled with opportunities and choices. The Senior groups help to make sure that swimming is not an "all or nothing" choice for the teen-age CSSC swimmer.

Coach Raphael Lima, as well as Head Coach Bruno, oversee the Senior Group.

Senior II

Five days per week

·Senior 2

4:00pm to 6:30pm Monday - Friday

Senior 2

This group is a transitional group for swimmers willing to develop their technique wishing to compete on a monthly basis and possible move up to a more advanced group. Practices are designed to challenge the swimmers to make them better athletes. Swimmers age range between 13 and 18 with a few talented 12 year old. Practice yardage range between 4500-6000 yards.

International Swimming

On a regular basis talented swimmers from other countries come to Coral Springs for instruction and become members of CSSC. CSSC Olympians have represented seven different countries, eight if one counts Coach Biggi!

International swimmers generally train with the National Team.

Between them CSSC coaches are fluent in seven different languages. They are adept at making international swimmers feel welcome. In addition, the CSSC staff can make arrangements for housing foreign swimmers who choose to swim with CSSC.

CSSC and the City of Coral Springs Aquatic Complex routinely host training camps for foreign and college teams as well. If you have questions or wish to inquire about arrangements for practicing in Coral Springs, please contact Bruno Darzi at bruno@coralspringsswimclub.com .

National Team Training Schedule

Six days per week

4:00pm to 7:30pm Monday - Friday

8:30am - 11:45am Saturday

The National Team is a group of top swimmers with the ambition, work ethic and commitment to succeed at the national and international level.

Goals include: Making cuts for and participating at Junior Nationals, Senior Nationals, and the top international meets. Practice is rigorous and includes the use of all state of the art training techniques, including lactate testing.

The Coral Springs Aquatic Complex Program

Older Age Group swimmers join the "big kids" at the City of Coral Springs Aquatic Complex. Coach Irina puts them through their paces. Practices become more serious and more rigorous while the kids decide where swimming fits into their lives.

White Group

Six days per week

Monday - Friday 3:45pm to 5:15pm

Saturday 8:00am - 9:30am

This group's emphasis is on specific technique training incorporated with interval and endurance training. We swim on between 2200-2800 yards a day, increasing or decreasing yardage depending on where we are in the season. Practices are challenging but the group dynamic makes it fun and interesting.

Practices includes 15 minutes of dryland, which includes running and core exercises, as well as stretching. Once a month there is a long timed swim and twice a month is a "fun practice" with relays games and diving. We swim at least one meet a month. Many swimmers are extremely competitive making A-AAAA time standards and also striving to qualify for finals at our Junior Olympics Championships and the Florida Gold Coast All-Star team.

Blue Group

Six days per week

Monday - Friday 5:15pm - 7:30pm

Saturday 9:15am - 11:30am

This group represents the top age group level. Proper stroke technique is emphasized as well as speed work, interval based training, and quality aerobic conditioning. This group averages a total of 4200-4800 yards a day. Additionally, this group focuses on race preparation, race strategy, and overall confidence at swim meets.

Dry land exercise and race strategy are included in the workout plan as well as 20-30 minutes of running, stretching and other dry land exercise

Silver Group

Four days per week

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Friday 6:30pm - 7:30pm

This group emphasis is on stroke development with introduction to interval training. Silver focus on stroke development. In addition, Silver swimmers strive to develop strong starts, turns and finishes. Practices start with 10 minute of stretching and dryland exercises. Children should attend minimum 2 practices per week.

Aqua Group

Four days per week

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Friday 6:30pm - 7:30pm

This group emphasis is on stroke development with introduction to interval training. To build endurance, Aqua swims more yardage. In addition, Aqua swimmers strive to develop strong starts, turns and finishes. Practices start with 10 minute of stretching and dryland exercises. Children should attend minimum 3 practices per week.

The Mullins Park Program

Mullins Park is "home" to most of our younger swimmers.

Please Note: practice times vary somewhat from season to season.

Red Group

Offered four days per week

3:30 Dryland 3:45pm to 4:30pm

Monday - Thursday

This group's emphasis is beginning technique development and acclimating swimmers to a team environment.

Beginning technique drills, simple sets and games make up most of practice. Practice begins with group stretching. Kids can expect to have fun while developing skills.

Green Group

Offered four days per week

4:30 Dryland 4:40pm to 5:45pm

Monday - Thursday

Interval training and stroke drills will be emphasized. This practice will still include stroke drills, and occasional games, but more emphasis will be put on speed.To build endurance, Green swims more yardage than Red. In addition, there is an emphasis on strong starts, turns and finishes. Practice will start with 10 minutes of stretching exercises.

Gold Group

Offered four days per week

5:45 Dryland 5:55pm to 7:00pm

Monday - Thursday

Swimmers in Gold already have a good foundation in swimming technique. Refinement technique is the focus of practice. We address improvements in stroke technique in a much more detailed way.

Other Swimming Programs

CSSC is not for everyone. It is the middle part of a swimming continuum. Children come to CSSC as swimmers. Swimmers leave CSSC as young adults usually. By no means do they have to leave swimming!

Given that swimming is truly the real "fountain of youth," CSSC encourages all of its "alumni" to keep swimming in their lives.

Two "Companion" programs complete the swimming continuum.

Swim America Coral Springs

SwimAmerica is the learn-to-swim program of the American Swimming Coaches Association. It focuses on teaching swimming fundamentals safely, gently and responsibly. Coach Biggi Lohberg directs Coral Springs SwimAmerica Program. For more information go to SwimAmerica Coral Springs.

Coral Springs Masters Swim Program

The Coral Springs Masters and Adult Fitness Swim Program is a year-round adult swim program designed for swimmers of all abilities. It is part of the FLORIDA GOLD COAST LMSC: Age Group Swimming for really big kids!

The focus is improvement. Improve stroke. Improve health. Improve fitness. Any one or all three, it's your choice.

Tn-athletes are welcome. Competitions and meets are available, but not required. To participate in the program you must be 18 years of age and be able to swim 500 yards.

The CSSC Age Group program does not set out to teach youngsters how to swim. They are expected to swim well enough to be safe in the water before they join CSSC. CSSC coaches teach young swimmers to swim well in an expert, safe, caring and fun manner. If swimming is not fun, it is not anything a child will want to do.

Age Group is divided into "Colors." Placement is determined by the coaches. A child's physical age, emotional age, ability and desire are all taken into account when a child is placed initially and when he or she is moved into the next group.

CSSC coaches don't believe in "social promotion." Kids move up to a more demanding group when their ability and attitude warrant it, not because all their friends have moved on.

It takes special people to keep children happy in this kind of merit based system. Fortunately, CSSC has a group of very special people who happen to be fine coaches.